The Application of Wavefront Shaping for Scattered Light Fields
A special issue of Photonics (ISSN 2304-6732).
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 20 November 2025 | Viewed by 26
Special Issue Editor
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Background and Significance:
The control of light fields through scattering media represents a significant challenge in optics, with broad applications in biomedical imaging, see-through-scattering imaging, optical encryption, and more. Conventional approaches are limited by the inherent randomness of scattering media, which inhibits high-precision and high-efficiency light field manipulation. Recent advances in wavefront shaping techniques using liquid crystal spatial light modulators (LC-SLMs) and digital micromirror devices (DMDs) have enabled the active control of scattered light fields through feedback optimization or transmission matrix measurement. However, critical challenges remain in improving modulation speed, enhancing system stability, and extending these techniques to complex real-world environments.
Aims of the Special Issue
This Special Issue aims to compile the latest research advances in wavefront shaping for scattered light fields, covering theoretical innovations, methodological improvements, and practical applications. We invite contributions exploring how dynamic modulation devices such as LC-SLMs and DMDs—combined with computational optics algorithms (e.g., genetic algorithms, deep learning)—can achieve the precise control of scattered light fields. The issue will highlight breakthroughs in applications such as in vivo imaging, optical camouflage, laser therapy, and beyond.
Topics of Interest
- LC-SLM/DMD-based wavefront shaping for scattered light control;
- Transmission matrix measurement and scattered light field manipulation;
- Feedback optimization algorithms (e.g., genetic algorithms, stochastic parallel gradient descent);
- Optical focusing and imaging techniques in scattering media;
- Real-time wavefront correction in dynamic scattering environments;
- Applications in biomedicine, communications, security, and related fields.
Prof. Dr. Haoyi Zuo
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- scattered light field control
- wavefront shaping
- spatial light modulator
- transmission matrix
- feedback algorithms
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